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PRP Powder for hydrocarbon spill clean-up on oil, fuel and other liquid petroleums
 PRP Powder is especially well adapted for moderate to small spills in areas such as industrial plant settings (such as cooling ponds and tanks), shorelines - whether rocky or sandy - marinas, railroad tracks, oil wells/oil fields, maintenance facilities, truck roll-overs, and marshes/wetlands remediation where PRP can mitigate the collateral damage to the ecosystem caused by clean up crews.
Methods of applying PRP range from a simple hand sprinkle to portable, mechanized hydro seeders.
PRP consists of tiny spheres of treated wax, which contain nutrients. When a wax sphere comes in contact with spilled oil, it "binds" with the hydrocarbons. Nutrients in the sphere help microorganisms from the immediate environment flourish until they eat every droplet of oil. PRP will absorb and remediate, over time, more than 20 times its weight.
Petroleum Remediation Product (PRP) can be used for various oil, fuel and other liquid petroleum hydrocarbon cleanup applications such as fuel or oil spilled on land or ground, oil spills on shorelines, waterways or marinas, hydraulic fluid spilled in industrial plants, vehicle leaks, gasoline or fuels flowing into stormwater runoff, heating oil in home storage tanks, railroad ballasts, oil wells & oil fields, transformer vaults, maintenance facilities, vehicle rollovers, marsh and wetlands, car wash or parking garage washing usage or areas where oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, liquid petroleum or other hydrocarbon cleanup and natural bioremediation requirements.
PRPs initial efficacy was quantified under simulated field conditions. This efficacy study was conducted by an independent environmental technology evaluation organization known as the National Environmental Technology Applications Corporation (NETAC). NETAC was key in the development of methods currently used by the U.S. EPA to evaluate biological methods that enhance oil spill degradation. There are five key findings of the study:
- PRP Powder enhances the biodegrading of diesel fuel as compared to non-stimulated natural population of micro organisms.
- PRP Powder treatment reduced the presence of aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds by 97% and aromatic compounds by 76%; reduction in the control product were 48% of aliphatic compounds and 5% of aromatic compounds.
- PRP Powder interacts with diesel fuel oil to form a matrix, producing a mixture which is solid and relatively stable.
- No enhancement in biodegradation was found in the control group of sorbents.
- PRP Powder used in conjunction with an absorbent and a boom, absorbs petroleum products and enhances the biodegradation of diesel fuel oil by absorption into the sorbent boom.
PRP is now in use in multiple remediation scenarios across a wide spectrum of industries.
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MAC
April 5th, 2005
Dear David:
I just wanted to give you an update on our first experience applying PRP to a 100-gallon diesel spill from a truck roll-over in a wet, marshland area along S.R. 50.
ACT would normally excavate contaminated soil and water surrounding a fuel spill of this nature. Although excavation is a much more costly method of mitigating a site, we were not on a strict deadline, and we were able to apply both buckets of the PRP product on top of standing water.
The PRP worked exactly as you promised, David - the application was easy, no collection was necessary, and no residue remained. After only one PRP application, the water tested clean.
In those situations where clean-up acceleration is not the primary need, we believe that the PRP product may deliver excellent results.
Sincerely,
Randall L. Barfield
Director of Emergency Services
American Compliance Technologies, Inc.
Bartow, Florida
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Maryland Department of the Environment
CastleHarbor Marina
Chester, MD
RE: Oil Buster Spill Material
The Maryland Department of the Environment's Oil Control Program has reviewed the information provided on Oil Buster, Petrol-Rem spill material. The Oil Control Program is comfortable with the deployment of small amounts of this material to address oil sheen from accidental discharges at CastleHarbor Marina. The material is inert in nature and beneficial in removing oil sheen that would otherwise dissolve into the surface water, degrading and harming this resource.
Sincerely,
Herbert M. Meade, Administrator
Oil Control Program
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West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Bioremediation
In my May 17, 2005, proposal I outlined several actions that were planned to clean up the oil contaminated ballast at the Depot, locomotive shop, water tank, Whitaker Station and Bald Knob and perform other work in the short and long term. I wish to amend those plans and substitute a plan to use a bioremediation procedure to clean the oil contaminated ballast and soil that exists at these locations.
I have been working with a company named Universal Remediation, Inc. that manufactures a product call "PRP", which they believe is perfectly suited to be used in our application at Cass. A MSDS sheet for "PRP" is attached for your review as is product literature from the manufacturer.
"PRP" is essentially, finely milled yellow beeswax. It is a noncombustible, none reactive, non toxic, biodegradable powder. This product stimulates naturally occurring microbes that feed on and degrade hydrocarbons. This process takes place naturally, but if applied properly, "PRP" stimulates the microbes to do in months what normally would take years.
Universal Remediation has apparently performed some extensive testing on this product. I have reviewed the testing results and they are impressive.
Limited testing was performed at Cass to determine the relative effectiveness of this product. Soil samples were taken immediately prior to treating the soil in three locations on June 9, 2005. Samples were taken adjacent to a stormwater catch basin and a track switch along the side track at the locomotive shop. Additionally, a sample was taken behind the oil storage building adjacent to the concrete pad. These areas were tested again on July 1, 2005. The results were significant. A 36 percent reduction of TPH (total petroleum hydrocarbons) was found at the catch basin, a 42 percent reduction in TPH was found at the switch and a 47 percent reduction was found behind the oil storage building, adjacent to the concrete slab. Lower reductions were to be expected at the former locations because continued operation of the locomotives re-contaminated the treatment areas, (we had not at this point completely switch to "Soy Easy tm OGL). The treatment area behind the oil storage building received no additional contamination; therefore, we expected to see a larger reduction. These tests were not necessarily "controlled", but do show that the product should be considered to be effective at our site.
Brad Leslie, P.E.
Division of Department of Natural Resources
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Major Rail System Boston, MA
As environmental compliance manager for a major rail system serving city and suburbs, you can imagine my environmental problems. In August of 2004 I was investigating my options to deal with petroleum pollutants. I spoke with a representative of Universal Remediation of Pittsburgh, PA and they agreed to do a test of their petroleum bio-remediation product, PRP, at a site of my choosing.
At first I was skeptical that a powder-like substance applied to land or water surfaces could effectively lower hydrocarbon concentrations. We applied approximately 8 pounds of PRP powder over a 30 ft. by 4 ft. area of land and track ballast. I was told rain or moisture such as high humidity would help the product bio remediate. During the following forty days that the product was down we had no rain and very low humidity. In spite of such conditions, PRP reduced our hydrocarbons by 95%.
Dan Connery, PG, REPA
Environmental Compliance Manager
This test was conducted by Earth Tech, Inc., an environmental engineering company tasked, by contract, to the rail company with handling all its environmental compliance issues. |
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Major Railroad Yard and Diesel Repair Facility in Northern Ohio
Problem area: Ballast, ties and track mats saturated with oil and diesel fuel for many years.
Remediation: Oil Buster was applied to 40ft. of ballast and ties, approx. 1/16th of an inch thick, both between the rails and on the outside of the rails. Prior to this a sample of dirt and rock were taken from a marked location and sent to Microseeps, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center. A hydrocarbon saturation test was done on April 1, 2005, using modified method #8015. The test showed Semi-Volatiles (TPJ-DRO) at 12000. On May 10, 2005 samples from the same marked area, where Oil Buster had been applied, were tested again, using the Same method. The results showed the Semi-Volatiles (TPH-DRO) at 830. This is a 93% reduction over a 40 day period. (Approx. 5 weeks). Further details can be obtained by contacting Universal Remediation, Inc.
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What the EPA Says
The following is a quote from the EPA: EPA Management Measures for Petroleum Control Section 4.7 (PDF File)
"In independent tests by the National Environmental Technology Applications Corporation (NETAC), oil pollutants treated with the agent were reduced by up to 98 percent within 8 weeks." |
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Abu Dhabi
A barge carrying 4,000 metric tons of fuel oil sank during a severe storm fouling beaches and a mangrove swamp along the Persian Gulf. The government of United Arab Emirates invited Petrol Rem to test our bioremediation technology on-site. The treated sections of oil-soaked beach and mangrove showed significant improvements over other areas that remained untreated.
"The area treated with your products shows effective removal of the oil from the contaminated sandy beaches." - - Dr. Salem Al Dhaberi Director General, Federal Environmental Agency, United Arab Emirates
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Mexico
Heavy oil spilled into a lagoon in Villahermosa, Mexico covering 95 percent of the water surface. Petrol Rem treated the water's surface and oiled soil along the shore.
In only 18 days, Mexican authorities noted a significant reduction in oil volume on the lagoon's surface. And, after 26 days, approximately 75 percent of the spilled oil had been removed. The contaminated soil also showed significant recovery in only three weeks.
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| PRP® Application Instructions - General |
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